Automatic grain-shocking machine.



PATENTED MAY 22, 1906. GHAMPEAU.

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"MATIO GRAIN SHOCKING MACHINE.

APPLIUATION FILED JAN.9,1G05.

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CHAM'PEAUQ AUTOMATIC GRAIN SHOCKING MAGHINEW A. G. A. SCHMIDT (K: L.

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A. G. A. SCHMIDT (in L. GHAMPEAU. AUTOMATIC GRAIN SHOUKING MACHINE.

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A. G. A. SCHMIDT & L. GHAMPEAU.

AUTOMATIC GRAIN SHOCKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.9,1905.

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AUTOMATIC GRAIN SHOCKING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 9. 1905- 7SHEETS-SHEET 7.

ALsEnr e. A. SCHMIDT AND Specification of Letters Patent.

LOUIS UHAMPEAU, OF ST. PAUL, BLIHTNESOTA. AUTOll/lflil'lC GRMN-SHOOWNGlWAGi-Hh! Eatented May 252. 1906.

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To all whom'it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALBERT G. A.

SCHMIDT and Louis CHAM'PEAU, citizens-cf the United States, residing atSt. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota,

have invented certain new and useful I1n rovements in AutomaticGrain-Shocking Flachines, of which the following is a specifihcation.

Our invention relates to improvements in automatic grain-shockingmachines, and has for its object to provide a traction-machine forreceiving the bundles of grain from the arvester or binder, forautomatically gath- I 5 ering the bundles into a shock with theirbutt-ends down, and for discharging the shock from the moving machine insuch manner that the shock shall be deposited upon the ground in uprightposition. To that end We have devised a machine ada ted to be attachedto the binder-frame in tlie rear of the main wheel of the binder andarranged to receive its power therefrom and wherein the bundles of grainare re 2 5 ceiv'ed from the binder turned so that their butt-ends shallbe downward and collected upon a shcclcdeck until a predetermined numberhave been assembled, wh

.: able mechanism the shock is discharged o rearward at the same rate ofspeed that the machine is traveling forward. By this device the inertia.of motion cfthe shock due to the forward travel of the shocking-machineis neutralized by an equal inertia of motion 3 5 in the 0 positedirection due to' the rearward travel 0 the shock-discharging arms.

v More particularly our invention consists in the features ofconstruction, combination,

and arrangement of parts hereinafter de 0 scribed and'claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 re resents a plan view of our improved grain-s coking machine. Fig. 2is a side elevation looking toward the conveyor. Fig. 3 is a sideelevation looking toward the sliding frame for the shocleholding arms.Fig. 4 s a section on line as :t of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail of partof the actuating mechanism. Fig. 6 is a section on line y y of Fig. 4.Figs? and 8 are details of two of the parts shown in Fig. 6. Fig. 9 isan elevation "of-actuating clutches and gearing for theshock-discharging mechanism. Fig. 10 is a plan view of the same 5 5with'some of the parts broken away. Figs. 11, 12, and 13 are details ofparts of the clutch on by suitmechanism shown in F igs. 9 and 10. Fig.14 is a detail of a supporting-Standard for a pair of the shock-holdingarms. l ig. 15 is a partial ride elevation looking toward the slidingframe for the shock-holding arms and showing said frame in dischargingposition. Fig. 16 is a section on line 2 .2 of big. 15, and Fig. 17 isan isometric view of the opening and closing mechanism. For theshock-encircling arm. y

In the drawings, A represents the frame of the machine supported uponwheels 2 and provided withdraw-bars 3 for attachment to the rear of theharvester and bil'iflel'. (Not shown.) Journaled in the frame at itsforward end is a transverse main shaft a, driven from the binder bymeans of sprocket-wheels and. chain 5.

B is an endless conveyer leading from the binder and assing over theroller or sprocket- Wheel 6, driven. from. the main. shaf t 4 throughthe l'nedium of intermeshing gears 7 and 8, mounted upon the main shaftall roller-shaft, respectively.

C is an inclined conveyer leading upwardly and rearwardly from theconveyer B and passing over rollers or sprocket-wheels and 10, journaledin brackets 11 upon the sides of the machine. These rollers aredriveuirom the main shaft through the medium of lil'tGIl'l] esl1 inggears 7 and 12 upon the main shaft and the shaft of the roller 9,respectively. Bridged across the brackets 11 and extending over theinclined conveyor at its upper end is an inverted-iJ-shaped tubularguide or funnel 14, through which. the bundles are carried to keep themin alinement, so that they Wlll dro turrlhd to a vertical position, ashereinafter described.

At the rear of the conveyer'C is a pocket D, formed in its outer sidewall with horizontal slots 15 to allow play to the ejector-arms 16.Having hinge-support 17 upon the upper end of the rear wall of thepocket D is an mwardly-extending deflector-plate 18, having its forwardend upwardly and rearwardly curved. The movement of the deflectorplateupon its hinge-support is restrained by aspring 19.

The bundles of grain as they are discharged from the binder lie upontheir sides and are carried in this position heads first by theconveyers B and C through the funnel 14, winch keeps them in alincmentuntil their heads strike the upper end of the hinged deflectorsquarelyupon their butt-ends when a vertical position.

plate 18, which throws the heads upwardly to The bundles will thus Idrop to the bottom of the pocket D with their near its forward end uponpivots 2-1 and held butt-ends down. I

At the bottom of the pocket is a tilting plate pivotally supported inthe frame normally in upturned position by a springrod 22, connectingtheupturned innerend 23 ofthe tilting plate with thedownwardly-extending arm of a lever 24, said lever having pivotalsupport on the shaft 4. Slidable jin earings 25, carried by thelever-arm 24, is a rod 26, having an upturned lug 27 at its rear end.The rod-is'reciprocated by means of a disk 28, carried by the end oftheshaft 4'and carrying a'pin 29, extending through thevertical slot 30of the rod 26.- The lug 27, carried by the rear end of the rod 26, isadapted to pass through a slot 31 in the plate 32 and to fit into arecess or hole 33 in the rack-bar '34, arranged to reciprocate inguides. The

rack-bar engages a toothed se ment 35, se-

cured to the upright rocking s aft 36, journaled in suita 'le bearingsupon the inner sides of the brackets 1 1. Secured to the rocking shaft36 are the ejector-arms 16, extendmg normally across the adjacent outercor- -ner of the pocket D and throug h the slots 15 therein.

The 0 eration of this part of the mechanism --is as fo ows: When thebundle drops upon the plate 20, the plate is forced downward upon itsivotal support, turning the leverarm 24 t ough'the medium of the rod 22,and thereby throwing upwardly the rear end of the rod 26 to carry itslug 27 into the recess'in the rack-bar. The rod- 26' upon then beingdrawn forwardly by means of the disk 28 will operate the rack-bar toturn the seg-v ment 35 and with it the rock-shaft 36 and the s t e titing late 20 the arm 26 will drop by action of t e spring 94 out ofengagement with the rack-bar, throwing up the tilting plate in positionto receive another bundle. The plate 32 prevents the arm 26 dropping outof recess in the rack before it reaches original positioni. e. enlargedend of slot 31.

In order to regulate. positively and uniforml-y the number of bundles toconstitute each shock, a ratchet-Wheel 42 has pivotal support 43 in theframework above the rackbar, and the rack-baris providedwithairaipwardly-extending spring-pressed pawl44 in position to engagethe teeth of the ratchet wheel.-, Each time the rack-bar is movedforwardly to carry a bundle onto the -shock deck the pawl en ages one ofthe ratchet teeth and turns t e ratchet-wheel by one 7 tooth. Theratchet is formed with as many teeth as there are to be bundles inthe'shock, and everytime the ratchet-wheel has com pleted one revolutiona shock is discharged by mechanism about to be described. Care ri'ed bythe ratchet-wheel 42 is a cam 45,

adapted once during each revolution of the ratchet-wheel, to engage withthe roller 46, carried by the ring 47, having slidable support uponrollers48 to carrysaid ring rear-. wardly. The forward side of said ringis piv-.

otally connected by a crank 49 with a rod 50, extending transversely ofthe machine and connected at its opposite end with the ring 51 of theclutch mechanism, (shown 8 5 is Figs.'9 and-10,) said clutch mechanismbeing arranged in connection with the main shaft 4. Runningly supportedin guideways '52 and 53 upon the frame of the machine at the same sideof the machine as the clutch mechanism is a traveling frame 54, carryingtwo oppo- I sitely-curved inwardly-extending .arrns, a fixedly-mounteddischarging-arm 55, and a retaining-arm 56, carried by a plate 57,having pivotal support upon the frame, the .two 5 arms extending aroundover the shock-deck to form nearly a circle, the free ends being farenough apart," however, to permit the bundles to be carried betweenthem-from the pocket D to the shock-deck. The traveling rob frame 54 isarranged to be reciprocated forward and back by means of achain 58,passin over sprocket-wheels '59 and 60, mounte upon transverse shafts 61and 62 at the front and rear ends, respectively, of the framework of themachine. .Intermeshing with the chain intermediate of said sprockets areupwardly-extending teeth-63 carried by "the traveling frame, the teethbeing covered by a plate 64 to prevent jumping-of thechai'n ire from theteeth. The cha? n is operated alternately in opposite directions fromthe main shaft 4 through the medium of the groups of intermeshing gears65 and 66, arranged upon opposite sides of the sprocket-wheel 59. The 1i5 gearing 65 is thrown into operative connection with the main shaft 4by means of the clutch members 67 and 68, the clutch member 67 be'ngslidable upon the shaft and the clutch member 68 being loose upon theshaft and 00"16C't6d w.'th the gear'ng 65. The

. clutch member 67 is actuated by the rod 50,

here nbefore described, wh ch is pivotally connected with the ring 51 ofthe clutch member. interposed between the oppos te set of gearing 66andthe shaft 4 are slm lar clutch members 69 and 70. Suitably connectedwith theslidable clutch-members 67 and 69 are the pivotally-supported'yokes 71 and .72. 'Theupper ends of said yolr carry r o es ers 74:,extending through longitudierige'd slots 75- and 7G in a plate 77 nigh.transverseslots 78 and 79 in a 'nposed-plate 80, the plate 80 beingport-e by the framework. The plate! 7 slide slots and 76 are so shapedthat-the rear- 1:20 in." mov ng of the slidable plate 77 will ry the pns 73 and 74- outwardiy 1n the oves m and 79 to release the clutchmomhers 67 anu 68 and throw into engagement the clutch members 69 and7G. The groups of gears 65 and 66 are of such relative size, as

shown, as to operate the sprocket-wheel 59 much faster in retracting thetraveling frame than in forcing it rearward to discharge a shock,thereby securing a quick return move- ;o merit. 'lhe verticalsupporting'pivot of the plate 5'? provided at its lower end with. a lug86' in position to engage a tr? p 87 near the end of the guideway 52 f When the traveling frame and connected och-encircling arms 55 and 56 aremoved rd a sufficient distance to permit the she-cl; to be dropped ontothe ground, the lug 5R6, engaging the trip 87, wjll cause theretainlug-em) 56 to be swung out to one side, so

that it will clear the shock in its return move most. ho arm is returnedto shocl1-retain- T, position when the traveling frame is m n'lrawn bymeans of a trip 89, which enthe lug {36. When the traveling framewithdrawn to normal position, the block a stop 95 upon the rod 83 toreclut-ch mechanism to the position 1 n n 9. order normally to hold thearm 56 in inirgg pos iomnwe provide dog 90, pivsupper upon the side ofthe travelaine, adapted to be held against the buttend of the-plate 57and under the lug 91, carried by the plate by means of a spring 92. Whenthe traveling lramereaches the rear old of the runway, the dog 90 isturned out o engagement with the plate 57 by means of a trip 93,;arriedby the homework, thus a1- G lowing the retaining-arm to be turned intothe dotted-line position in Fig. l in the manner hereinbeiore set forth.

ln order'th at the bundles comprised in the shock may remain in uprightposition after being discharged from the shock-deck, the

y supported by the plate 80 by" actuating mechanism for reciprocatingthe traveling frame and shock-discharging arm is so arranged and gearedthat the speed of rearward. travel of the'arm shall be approximately thesame as the speed of forward travel of the machine itself. There-Willthus be no tendency of the shock. to tip over as it strikes the ground.

Having now described our invention,what we claim as new, and desiretosecure by Letters Patent, is-.

1. in a machine of the class described, the

combination with an upwardlydncjlined conveyer for the grain-bundles, ofa deflector ar ranged above and at the rear of the conveyor for turningthe bundles into upright position with theirbutt ends down, a latearranged below the discharge end of t is conveyor vin position toreceive the bundles as they drop therefrom, a shock-deck arranged at theside of the plate, and means controlled by the bundles as they dropforcarrying them onto the shock-deck.

' 2. In a machine of the class described, the

combination with means for receiving bun-r dles of grain from a binder,of an upwardly inclined conveyer, a U-shaped guide bridged across theconveyor in position to ermit the conve er and the bundles carrie by itto pass 't ierethrough; and a deflector arranged at the discharfe end ofthe conveyor for turn% ing the bund es into upright positionwith theirbutts downward, for the purpose described.

3. .llimachine of the class described comprising an upwardly-inclinedconveyor adapted to receive bundles of grain to be shocked, a funnelarranged above the conveyor in position for the bundles to becarried'ther 1%u'ough, and a deflector-plate arranged at t iercar of thedischarge end of the conveyer to deflect the bundles to averticalposition with their butt-ends downward, for the purpose described.

4. A machine of the class described comrisingan upwardly-inclinedconveyor, a dc fieotor arran ed at the rear of the conveyor for turningtide bundles into upright position butt-ends down, a tilting platearranged be low the discharge end of the conveyor, a shock-deck arrangedat the side of the tilting plate, means operatively connected with thetilting plate for carryin bundles therefrom onto the shock-deck, anmeans for discharging the bundles from the shock-deck.

5. In a traction shocking-machine of the class described, thecombination with a shock-deck and means for assembling there on bundlesof grain with their butt-ends down, of a pair of shock-encirclin armsslid ably supported above the shockd ck, one of said arms being fixedlymounted, and the other arm being pivotally mounted, so as to swing in ahorizontal plane, suitable mechanism for moving said shock-encirclingarms eye n gos tion to relative the umfles as ide whbg the tme is mad tQ.dia hvig class dwclbd, the ma inatiem w th Q? ot d arm to n de as thesh fik b ing sin:

I combination with an upwardly-inclined spatom i mtiqn with a SQ Q I E ka td mans for assen 1bmg thereon bundle'fil 9i. h n buttflids dawn, Qfa. trwelmgf s m 25 marward at appmximatply he same mte bfspeed as themachine 1s being drawn f9 ward, and Inenhanism for swinging aid 9W-posited.

.6. In' a machine of the glass describfld, $1 5 veyer for thegrain-bulqdl es, of meaps g5: "ranged abgvie and at the rear of theconvgyer fo urning he bun le nto upright pq iti a with their butt-endsdown, a, receiving-91am arrangedbBlQW ilhfi discharg 2nd of th 09theydrqp thtliefnom, .a shock-deck a rang d at the stde of the plate, mans attunttd y the bund s as ey dig? f9; car ying. t e onto the shak-deck, an me ns dis htrgr ever "a predetammad numbtr o bundles ha b ena ttmble themtn- 7 In '3 manbine Qf th law dqscrib h yyprtqpl 1199 th92,1 sidfi tot th mwbme, a P841 shock-mttx iipg arms car i by sai frameetgd .txtmdlgag over the 106.15- decho ge tef saui mm fixed y m uglted,and the Qther btmg pinata. 1y nmu -teg saad frame so as to m ithpmzontai plane, men-1.1a or'rec1'p1otgt ng nams, meantv for s. mg andpivoted am it.) ing. positibn, and means for returmng smd arm q'npgmalpqsition when traveli g frame lg jagtumqd to mm! m gtn 8-111 t1213x1119}; shamki -machme pf the I shttk-dr k and mea s tor .assemb mgem- .on Qt theivb i. f down, .01? ;& trayegg aiidably s ippqrted 1m; 09sid of th mtcbinm ll ii'ff shock: encamh-ng arms $11 PD Bd y stud frameabove the shQpk-dscfi, mm of aid b ing fixe ly mounted and th Qther129mg piwtally men-med, a ma n dri ing-shaft, clutch me ha ism interpsed bfii wefili ii shaft a frame whereby, when a piedptermjned 1mm.- b,Q bundl s hav b n it w sit umn taid thesis-deck, sai fra w ll arrieddis charging pn n, m ans f0? swing ng aid p mted'a m to one si as theshock deposit d, 'm a s for atet a t ng sai -slutsh me hanism to Gausssa d tl avelmg flame to be retqtngd to norma pqsilon- 9. In ,a, tractiqnsho m tchige of the clas dbgmibed, t e m na ion with a Sh k-Aiwk and mpnt fqr &S8QI b1 a g time- .on bundls .o mm with thei uttnd Q I .Qia.tztave jng frameslidttbl y s31 ,ported up n .on' side of machin a airshephen rpliqg arms a r d y' ai amp and m wading Wm aid me k-deck, 9 1%of sai th' a ms fixed nmunt d; a d t e 9 116? {8 b i gtg" Pi Dt .ymaumgd, 9 as o mp hsmjz ntg plane, $hflft an t ter? atmactq b tw n aai saf and tray.

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